A-E
F-J
K-O
P-S
T-ZAll the songs listed in the Official
Rarities section are cross-referenced by song title in these
alphabetical pages.
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This yearly page now contains only the main Rarities List! Mono 7" Singles & EPs (up to 1976) are now here, and Promotional Items (Albums and Singles) are now here. All Honourable Mentions are now here.
Because of the previous great length of this page I have created four sub-pages, which can be found here:
If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised: 17 August, 2010
Titles in red are not available
on a currently released Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com
)
Key to symbols used:
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Performances currently available on commercial CD are marked by
(these are the ones that count as obscurities
rather than as rarities)
Bob Dylan and The Rolling Thunder Revue - "4 Songs From "Renaldo And Clara" " - promo 12" EP, Columbia AS 422 (USA), Jan 1978:
 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - front cover is plain buff with the sticker and the "Demonstration" stamp only (my copy) |
Renaldo And Clara (see VHS & DVD 1970s) lasted for over four hours, and was very badly received by critics. It had only a very short cinema release, even in a chopped-down two hour version. The full film was shown on TV in Europe a couple of times in the 1980s. It has never been commercially released for home viewing, which is a shame because it contains around 45 minutes of superlative concert footage. For informed discussion of this and Bob's other screen appearances, see C.P. Lee's well-received book "Like A Bullet Of Light ". |
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 Columbia AS 422 (USA), Side 1 - R-0136 and R-0138 |
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 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - front of copy from Japan with two stickers, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - stamp in top right-hand corner of both front and back of sleeve (my copy) |
 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - gold stamp in top left-hand corner of rear sleeve of Nick Ralph's copy |
 Columbia AS 422 (USA), Side 2 - Isis and R-0137 (Richard Yakle informs me that his copy has the Side 2 label on both sides!) |
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 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - right-hand sticker from front of copy from Japan, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - Side 1 of copy from Japan, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - gold stamp from rear of copy from Japan, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Columbia AS 422 (USA) - Side 2 of copy from Japan, scan by Wil Gielen |
R-0136 People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield) - rehearsals, Studio Instrumental Rentals, New
York, October 1975, also released on the 1993 Japanese promo CD Mr. D's Collection
# 3, see 1993.
This performance was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the
Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan
Collection, see Online Performances
(Other).
R-0137 It Ain't Me Babe - live, Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 20 Nov 1975, also released on the Japanese promo CD Mr. D's Collection # 3, 1993, and European Unplugged Dignity CD singles 1995, and now also available on the 2001 Japanese live compilation Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances, see 2001. The version of this performance released in Nov 2002 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue, is a remix, so R-0137 remains a rarity.
Don Handy considers that this performance is different from the Harvard performance which is on The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue, and he suggest it actually comes from The Forum, Montreal, Canada, 4 Dec 1975. Both Glen Dundas and Olof Björner confirm the 20 Nov 1975 date, not 4 Dec 1975.
R-0138 Never Let Me Go
(Joseph Wade Scott) - duet with Joan Baez, live with the Rolling Thunder Revue, The
Forum, Montreal, Canada, 4 Dec 1975, also released on the 1993 Japanese promo CD Mr. D's
Collection # 3, see 1993
This performance was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the
Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan
Collection, see Online Performances
(Other).
Thanks to Richard Yakle and Georg Thoma for pointing out the dates previously shown for R-0136 and R-0138 were transposed - a transcription error on my part!
The fourth song on this EP was Isis, also live with the Rolling Thunder Revue, The Forum, Montreal, Canada, 4 Dec 1975. No longer a rarity, this was later released as the B-side of the 1984 Dutch Jokerman single (see 1984), and on Biograph (see 1985). The version on the bonus DVD with the Limited Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue is an otherwise unavailable remix of this (see 2002). Now R-0137 is released, only two tracks on this 12" EP are rarities. The omission of R-0138 from The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 (see International Album Releases (Regular) ) is inexplicable!
Clinton Heylin's "Bootleg" book says that my copy of the 12" EP, like most circulating, is a counterfeit because the "DEMONSTRATION/Not For Sale" stamp is black whereas the printing on the genuine item is in gold - however this story is disputed by both Nick Ralph and Bob Paxon, who have had record industry connections.
Thanks to Nick Ralph for the following information and scan: "I was given this by CBS records in London at the time, so I know it's genuine. The promo stamp is imprinted gold (the opposite to embossed) and only on the top left of the back, not on the front, which just has the sticker on the top left. I've never seen one with a black stamp to compare it to so can't comment on the likely authenticity of copies with black stamps. They were not manufactured in the UK, but the USA, so probably were only made in the USA. You'd need to check other details to see whether the black-stamped versions are likely to be genuine or not.
The matrix numbers are stamped in with a punch, rather than inscribed and follow the curvature of the grooves in a crude fashion. Side 1 is XSM164035-1A, Side 2 is XSM164036-1B. Both have a smaller "P2 and "I" about 1cm to the left and right of the number respectively. There is also a small "v" immediately opposite to the matrix number.
The sleeve is plain white US-Style, where the outer surface is paper glued to the board rather than a surfaced board - this can be clearly seen on the back where the doesn't reach the edges except on the side of the opening. The sticker is (by now) a duller white than the sleeve and has slightly rounded corners, 12.7cm x 7.3cm (or as it was of US origin, 5" x 27/8")."
Although it has a different promo black stamp, the sleeve on my copy is otherwise the same as this, and Nick's label's are identical to mine. My record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM164035-1B, Side 2 - XSM164036-1B, which would imply Nick's is an earlier pressing than mine. Aaron Derfel has a copy, also with a black promo stamp on the sleeve, that has matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM164035-1B, Side 2 - XSM164036-1A, so it would appear that several combinations of sides are in circulation.
Philip Bajo from Vienna has a copy with the black stamp where the centre hole is too small to allow it to be played on a turntable - this isn't a problem with my copy or that anyone else has reported to me! Thanks also to Bob Paxon for additional information on the counterfeit issue.
Thanks to Wil Gielen for scans of a copy of Columbia AS 422 distributed in Japan. It has a plain white sleeve with English and Japanese stickers on the front and a gold promo stamp on the back. The record is the same as the US release with matrix numbers the same as Nick Ralph's copy. The Japanese sticker has the date "54-1-12". "54" means the Japanese year "Showa 54", the 54th year of the reign of Emperor Showa (Hirohito), which was 1979, so the date is 12 Jan 1979, a year after the US release. This was a limited edition, and the sticker shown is numbered "0106". Thanks to Alan Hoaksey for information about this item, which was not in fact a Japanese release.
"When I Paint My Masterpiece" - radio station promo?, Columbia (catalogue number?) (USA), 1978-79:
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R-0139 When I Paint My Masterpiece - a previously unknown version is said to have been played on the radio in the US in 1978-79, this could have been the live version from the film Renaldo & Clara, but it has not been otherwise reported as a radio station promo. Can anyone confirm? |
Various Artists - "El Pacha" - vinyl album, CBS 27.168 (Uruguay), 1978:
 CBS 27.168 (Uruguay) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0628 Hurricane - exclusive short edit (2:25) This very rare album in the "CBS Collection" series exclusive to Uruguay was manufactured and distributed in Uruguay on behalf of CBS by Sondor S.A. The fact the song is edited is not mentioned on the sleeve or the record label. For original singles with this song split over the A- and B-sides, see 1975-76 Hurricane Singles. This edit is even shorter than Hurricane (Part I) - R-0126 (3:35)! Information and scans from Hans Seegers. |
 CBS 27.168 (Uruguay) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 27.168 (Uruguay) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Masterpieces" - 3LP set, CBS/Sony 57AP-875/6/7 (Japan), Columbia S3BP 220502 (Australia/New Zealand), Mar 1978:
 CBS/Sony 57AP-875/6/7 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Seiji Murata |
For full details of this release which contained several tracks
unavailable elsewhere on Bob Dylan albums, see
here. Thanks to Sheiji Murata, Stuart Moore and Bill Hester for information and scans. |
 Columbia S3 BP 220502 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS S3 BP 220502 (New Zealand) - front scan by Bill Hester |
The Band plus guests - "The Last Waltz" - 3LP set, Warner Bros 3 WS 3146 (USA)/Warner Bros K 66076 (UK), recorded Nov 1976, released Apr 1978:
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For full details of this release, which featured several exclusive live
tracks with Bob, see here. For the Expanded
Edition 4CD boxed set which includes Bob and the Band's performance of Hazel, the song from Planet
Waves omitted from the original release, see 2002. For details of The Last Waltz VHS and laserdisc releases, see VHS & DVD 1970s. A new expanded DVD edition was released in Apr 2002, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 1. |
"Street-Legal" - original vinyl album, Columbia JC 35453 (USA)/S CBS 86067 (UK); Discos CBS 19.901 (Argentina)/Discos CBS 138.084 (Brazil); CBS 86067 (Israel/Italy); CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan), 15 Jun 1978:
 Columbia JC 35453 (USA) - promo front cover with timing strip, photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
For full details of the vinyl releases and CD releases of this 1978
album, which is now unavailable in this
precise form, see here. For the currently available 1997 remixed/remastered CD edition of this album, see International Album Releases (Regular). |
 CBS CDCBS 86067 (Europe) - 1980s CD release, front scan by Franck Faugere |
"Baby Stop Crying" - promo 7" single, Columbia 3-10805 (USA), 31 Jul 1978:
 Columbia 3-10805 (USA promo) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first label variation) |
R-0146 Baby Stop Crying - short version (radio edit - 4:17) The other side of the single is the full album version (5:17). The difference in the labels of the two variants shown is that the words "SHORT VERSION" are on the right below "Columbia" for variant 1, and on the left above "Stereo" for variant 2. Rene Jørgensen's copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - ZSS164842-1F, Side 2 - ZSS164851-1F. There was also a US commercial single with the catalogue number Columbia 3-10805 with the full version of Baby Stop Crying as the A-side, and New Pony as the B-side. The equivalent European singles were S CBS 6499 (UK) and CBS 6697 (NL and West Germany). For all of these, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1978. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Rene Jørgensen for
information and scans. |
 Columbia 3-10805 (USA promo) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (first label variation) |
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 Columbia 3-10805 (USA promo) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (first label variation) |
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 Columbia 3-10805 (USA promo) - B-side scan by Rene Jørgensen (second label variation) |
 Columbia 3-10805 (USA promo) - detail of B-side scan, by Rene Jørgensen (second label variation) |
"Changing Of The Guards" - 7" promo and commercial singles with 3:39 edit of A- or B-side, Columbia/CBS international releases Aug-Dec 1978:
 Columbia 3-10851 (US promo), scan by Hans Seegers |
For full details of these releases, see here. For 7" singles with the full-length version of Changing Of The Guards from Street-Legal, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1978. |
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Harry Belafonte - "More Songs" - compilation LP, RCA Music Club 34199 0 (West Germany), 1978:
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R-0001-3 Midnight Special
(Huddie Ledbetter - "Leadbelly") - Bob plays harmonica on the
title track of Harry Belafonte's 1962 The Midnight Special album (stereo
version) For details of the original album, see 1962 Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan. |
Bette Midler - "The Best of Bette" - vinyl compilation LP, Atlantic ATL 50530 (USA)/Atlantic K.50530 (UK), Atlantic SD 361974 (Australia), 1978:
 Atlantic ATL 50530 (USA) - scan by Wim van der Mark |
R-0123-3 Buckets Of Rain
- recorded Oct 1975,
Bob shares vocals with Bette Midler on a track from her Atlantic album Songs
For The New Depression, see 1976 The UK album came with a poster advertising her film "The Rose". For a UK single from this album, see below. The same cover drawing was used for her 1973 Atlantic debut album and a 1974 Japanese single (P-1291A) on the joint Asylum/Elektra/Atlantic/Warner Bros label. This had two songs with non Dylan involvement but the A-side (In The Mood, also on this album) was included on a 1974 four song (two 7" singles) promo with Bob and The Band performing On A Night Like This from Planet Waves (see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1974). Bette Midler also appears as part of the ensemble USA For Africa on the charity single We Are The World, see 1985. This album was released on CD in 1987, Atlantic 361974.2, but is now out of print. It has been superseded by two Bette Midler compilations that don't include the Dylan song: Experience The Divine Bette Midler: Greatest Hits (EastWest, 1993) and The Best Bette (Rhino, 2008). They're shown here for information only. Thanks to Wim van der Mark, Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson and Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
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 Japanese single scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Atlantic K.50530 (UK) - front scan by Kenneth Robson |
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 Atlantic K.50530 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Kenneth Robson (includes R-0123) |
 Atlantic K.50530 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Kenneth Robson (no Dylan) |
 Atlantic 361974.2 (USA) - CD scan by Stuart Moore |
 Experience The Divine Bette Midler: Greatest Hits (EastWest, 1993) - does not include R-0123 |
 Atlantic SD 361974 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
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 Atlantic SD 361974 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (includes R-0123) |
 Atlantic K.50530 (UK) - poster scan by Kenneth Robson |
 Jackpot: The Best Bette (Rhino, USA, 2008) - does not include R-0123 |
 The Best Bette (Rhino, UK, 2008) - does not include R-0123 (my copy) |
Bette Midler - "Buckets Of Rain"/"La Vie En Rose" - 7" single, Atlantic K.11260 (UK), 1978:
 Atlantic K.11260 (UK) - A-side scan by Dennis Yardley |
R-0123-2 Buckets Of Rain
- recorded Oct 1975,
Bob shares vocals with Bette Midler on a track from her Atlantic album Songs
For The New Depression, see above. This single came in a standard WEA sleeve. The label has the text "Taken from the LP K.50530 'The Best Of Bette'". For that album, see above. La Vie En Rose was originally from her 1977 Atlantic album Broken Blossom. Thanks to Dennis Yardley and Kenneth Robson for information and scans. |
 Atlantic K.11260 (UK) - A-side in generic WEA sleeve, scan by Kenneth Robson |
Promotional/Regular Items for 1978
| Stereo promo items for 1978 which don't contain rare material but which are still very collectable are now included with promo releases of regular albums and commercially released singles on the appropriate page in International Stereo Releases. |
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 Bob Dylan At Budokan (1978) |
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